铁轨 (tiě guǐ) — rail (railroad track) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rail (railroad track)

Measure word · 根

铁轨。
Huǒ chē zài tiě guǐ shàng pǎo dé hěn kuài.
The train runs fast on the tracks.
铁轨。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài xiū lǐ jiù tiě guǐ.
Workers are repairing the old tracks.
铁轨。
Zhè xiē tiě guǐ yǐ jīng yòng le hěn duō nián le.
These tracks have been used for many years.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

铁 (iron) and 轨 (rail) make an iron rail.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鐵; 铁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢧤

𢧤𢧤鐵tiě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鐵 pairs 金 (metal) with 𢧤 as a sound part; the simplified 铁 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軌; 轨 is its simplified writing.

車九軌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jū

Sound part声符shēngfú

九

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 軌 pairs 車 (cart) with 九 as a sound part; the simplified 轨 is a later shorthand.

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